Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), pursuant to subsection 8(1) of the Pest Control Products Act, is granting registration for the sale and use of Spidoxamat Technical Insecticide, Velancor, and Plenexos Care, containing the technical grade active ingredient spidoxamat, and Plenexos Smart, containing the technical grade active ingredients spidoxamat and flupyradifurone, to control labelled pests on pome fruits, stone fruits, small fruits vine climbing (except fuzzy kiwifruit) and tree nuts (except almonds).

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), pursuant to subsection 8(1) of the Pest Control Products Act, is granting registration for the sale and use of Nealta Miticide, containing the technical grade active ingredient cyflumetofen to control spider mites on greenhouse ornamentals.

Health Canada, under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, has conducted all evaluations considered necessary with respect to the health and environmental risks and value of famoxadone based on available scientific information in accordance with subsection 16(6) of the Pest Control Products Act. Health Canada is proposing for public consultation, pursuant to section 28 of the Pest Control Products Act, the continued registration of famoxadone and associated end-use product registered for sale and use in Canada under section 21 of the Pest Control Products Act.

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is proposing registration for the sale and use of Cholecalciferol Technical, the related end-use products, SELONTRA RODENT BAIT, TC 411 Rodent Bait, TC 412 Rodent Bait, and TC 413 Rodent Bait, and the related manufacturing concentrate, TC 411 BULK, all containing the active ingredient cholecalciferol, to control rodent pests indoors and outdoors.

A cumulative health risk assessment (CRA) examines the possibility of exposure to more than one pesticide with a shared mechanism of toxicity at the same time. It considers combined exposures from food, drinking water and non-occupational residential sources. The CRA for organophosphate (OP) insecticides is focused on OPs that act similarly in the human nervous system by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase, an enzyme that is essential for normal nerve function. Health Canada determined 29 OPs will be evaluated in this CRA, including the 10 OPs registered in Canada and 19 OPs not registered in Canada that could potentially be found on food […]

Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is proposing registration for the sale and use of Etofenprox Technical, RF2129 EC and RF2220 Premium Aerosol II-M Premise Spray, containing the technical grade active ingredient etofenprox, to control arthropod pests in and on various structures, including buildings, modes of transportation, kennels, and pet bedding, by broadcast, spot, crack and crevice, perimeter, void, and furniture treatments.

The purpose of this science policy note is to communicate the change in policy regarding the acceptability of in vitro dermal absorption studies alone to select a dermal absorption value for risk assessment. It also outlines the main aspects that will be considered by the PMRA when determining if an in vitro study is acceptable to set a dermal absorption value for the specific product(s) or use(s) under review.

Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has initiated a special review of registered pest control products containing the active ingredient dimethomorph. More details on the initiation of this special review can be found by requesting a copy of the Announcement of the Special Review Initiation from the Pesticide Product Information Database, Application ID (2025-3735). From the Application Details webpage, select the "Published documents" tab and request the document "Announcement – Special Review Initiation".

In Canada, the cumulative health risk assessment of active ingredients belonging to the organophosphate (OP) class of pesticides is underway. Cumulative risk assessments are aimed at evaluating human health risks associated with co-exposure to two or more pesticides that have a common mechanism of toxicity.

10156042 Manitoba Ltd, doing business as Lawn Lackeys, was fined $46,000 for distribution of two pest control products not packaged in accordance with the regulations and the conditions of registration of the products, false advertising, and distribution of pest control products in Canada in a way that endangers human health, safety or the environment.

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), pursuant to subsection 8(1) of the Pest Control Products Act, is granting registration for the sale and use of FENNOSURF 600-T and FENNOSURF 600-C, belonging to Kemira Water Solutions, Inc., containing the active ingredient formic acid, for bacterial control in municipal wastewater treatment and the manufacturing process of paper and paperboard.

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), pursuant to subsection 8(1) of the Pest Control Products Act, is granting registration for the sale and use of 2-Phenethyl Propionate Technical, Nuranone Technical, Geraniol Technical, Eugenol Technical, and related end-use product, Japanese Beetle Trap Refill, containing the active ingredients 2-phenethyl propionate, nuranone, geraniol, and eugenol, to control Japanese beetles in outdoor domestic areas.

Regulatory amendments to maximum residue limits (MRLs) are being proposed for ethylene bisdithiocarbamate (EBDC) fungicides, resulting from re-evaluations of EBDC fungicides in Canada. Under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) granted continued registration of products containing metiram for sale and use in Canada after the re-evaluation process. As noted in the re-evaluation of metiram (RVD2018-20), the only food use supported is the foliar treatment of potatoes. The use of metiram on potatoes will remain regulated under subsection B.15.002(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations, which requires that residues not exceed 0.1 […]

A maximum residue limit (MRL) is being proposed for the pesticide acynonapyr as part of the following applications for Canadian use, under submission numbers 2022-0855 and 2022-0856. Under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is proposing acceptability of the uses requested under the above-noted applications to register the technical grade acynonapyr and the end-use product Kodama Miticide for new uses on pome fruits (crop group 11-09) in Canada, to control various mites.

Fluazaindolizine is a nematicide currently registered for use in Canada on carrots, potatoes, fruiting vegetables, cucurbit vegetables, and for which MRLs are established for various rotational crops. Proposals were submitted by Corteva Agriscience Canada, to register the pre-plant and early post-emergent uses of fluazaindolizine on cherry trees bearing fruit at the time of application, stone fruit trees not bearing fruits at the time of application, low growing berries, small fruits vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit and tree nuts on the Salibro Nematicide label (Pest Control Products Act Registration Number 34182). In addition, field rotational crop studies were submitted to revise […]